tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post1231090425141209624..comments2024-03-30T00:09:27.602+13:00Comments on Not PC: US pharmaceutical regulations have killed millionsPeter Cresswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699845031503699181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-84309820295770281202013-07-01T19:04:57.752+12:002013-07-01T19:04:57.752+12:00Hi Drunken Watchman,
No the doctors charge wasn&#...Hi Drunken Watchman,<br /><br />No the doctors charge wasn't included in that figure. From memory the doctor cost about $55 which brings the total to about $115 for 30 tablets.. I didn't include doctors fees since I got a regular checkup and took the opportunity to talk about melatonin and get the prescription while I was there.<br /><br />From what I understand, if I want to get another batch, I'll need to pay for another prescription + $60.90 for the Circadin.<br /><br />The pharmacy had to source it themselves and sell it in the original box that says "Prescription Only Medicine" so I'm assuming it's not available without one.<br /><br />Since I was a baby I've had trouble with sleeping at a regular time; my body clock will naturally drift by a half hour or so every night making it hard to keep a consistent sleep schedule and was hoping to get a "reset" effect from melatonin.<br /><br />It seems to work quite well however it stopped working after the first week, I took a break for a few weeks and now it's working again. <br /><br />The effect is quite subtle and feels like the normal tired you'd get at your regular bed time and I've got to be careful to have some relaxation calm time to feel the effects (can't go straight from computer to bed!)<br /><br />Also, never taken sleeping pills, and don't intend to, so can't compare with that.<br /><br />SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-79109969326069155592013-06-26T14:51:54.688+12:002013-06-26T14:51:54.688+12:00@ Anonymous
are you including the doctors charge ...@ Anonymous<br /><br />are you including the doctors charge for writing the script?<br /><br />or did you buy Circadin OTC?<br /><br />... and did it work?the drunken watchmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-2010788922307704692013-06-25T17:37:28.076+12:002013-06-25T17:37:28.076+12:00I recently had the unpleasant experience of paying...I recently had the unpleasant experience of paying $60.90 for 30 2mg Melatonin tablets as a test to see whether it'd help me sleep better. That equates to about $2 per tablet. In the US, melatonin can be purchases at about $0.07 per tablet according to http://www.evitamins.com/melatoninAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11906042.post-7319936569211316122013-06-25T13:42:27.044+12:002013-06-25T13:42:27.044+12:00The sale of melatonin in New Zealand is a good cas...The sale of melatonin in New Zealand is a good case in point.<br /><br />Up until around 12 years ago, melatonin could be bought over-the-counter in pharmacies.<br /><br />Then, the rules changed (as they do) rendering melatonin buy-able only with a doctors prescription.<br /><br />I'm told that recently one manufacturer has had, or is in the process of having,their melatonin "Circadin" "de-registered", and able to be bought over-the-counter.<br /><br />I'm also told that the deregistration was a very expensive procedure, so i guess that is why the only available OTC melatonin is very expensive.<br /><br />Full circle for a naturally occurring substance that noone can find anything bad to say about (that I can find). Gone from being cheap, to very expensive, via regulation.the drunken watchmannoreply@blogger.com